Santa Maria Raceway
Johnson zips to front, wins at Santa Maria
From track reports
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (July 19) — Mike Johnson of Lompoc, Calif., charged from his ninth starting position into the lead in just 11 laps at Santa Maria Speedway and went on to his second Western Allstars DIRTcar Late Model Series victory of the season. Johnson, who earned $3,000, overtook Nick Bartels on lap 11 and held on to outrun Bobby Hogge IV of Salinas, Calif. The victory was Johnson's third in a row overall in Chris Sivesind's No. 75 as he followed up a pair of unsanctioned victories on July 11-12 in Ely, Nev.
Devin Crockett of Arroyo Grande, Calif., finished third at Santa Maria followed by John Lowrey of Bakersfield, Calif., and A.J. Kirkpatrick of Castroville, Calif. Bartels ended up 15th. The next Western Allstars event is July 26 at Bakersfield Speedway.
Western Allstars @ Santa Maria: (1) Mike Johnson, (2) Bobby Hogge IV, (3) Devin Crockett, (4) John Lowrey, (5) A.J. Kirkpatrick, (6) Chris Shannon, (7) Andy Obertello, (8) Steve Drake, (9) Dino Napier, (10) Zack Forster, (11) Dana Beattie, (12) Jeff Decker, (13) Ron Bartels, (14) David Childress, (15) Nick Bartels, (16) Phillip Priddy, (17) Bill Bartels, (18) Johnny Malcolm, (19) Ronnie Williams, (20) Jeffrey Priddy, (21) Ryan Cotrell. Fast qualifier (among 30 cars): Obertello, 14.322 seconds. Dash winner: N. Bartels. Heat race winners: Kirkpatrick, Shannon, Buckley, N. Bartels. Consolation winner. J. Priddy.
